Mark Geragos Fast Facts

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Updated 6:47 PM ET, Sun October 1, 2017

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 28: R&B singer Chris Brown appears in court with his attorney Mark Geragos (L) for a probation progress report hearing on January 28, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna, after a pre-Grammy Awards party in 2009. He was given a sentence of five years probation and ordered to complete 180 days of community labor and a year of domestic violence counseling. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mark Geragos;Chris Brown

Timeline: 1983 - Is admitted to the State Bar of California and joins his father's law firm, Geragos & Geragos.

1997-1998 - One of his first high profile cases is when Geragos represents Susan McDougal in an embezzlement case. McDougal was earlier convicted of fraud in the Whitewater case that involved President Bill Clinton. She is acquitted of the embezzlement charges.